Snow or ice scooter



Auge Zy 95240 i J. KIEFT ET AL.

SNOWUOR ICE SCOOTER Filed Jan. 15 1924 ner 6 that is Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNlTED STATES PATENT GFFCE. 'A

JACOB KIEFT AND PERCY R. TATROE, OF GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

snow on ron scoo'rnn.

Application led January 15, 1924. Serial No. 686,455.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that we, JACOB KIEFT and Planer R. TATnon, citizens of the United States, residing at Grand Haven, in the county of Ottawa and State of Michigan, have invented certain'new and useful lmprovements in Snow or Ice Scooters, of which the following is a specification.

The'present invention relates to pleasure vehicles and has particular reference to a device which may be termed a snow or ice scooter being particularly adapted for use during winter months and to replace, at that time, the conventional forms of two- Wheeled type of scooters seen during summer months. 1 v

A specific object of the invention is to provide a device of the above kind that is extremely simple and durable in construction and. capable of being cheaply and easilymanufactu-red, whereby the same may be produced and marketed at a relatively low cost to adord the public and especially the younger set, an extremely useful means for obtaining desirable and health-giving sport and pleasure during the winter months.

@ther objects 'will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood and the same consist in the novel form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyin drawing and claimed.

In the 'raw1ng, wherein llke reerence characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure .1 is a top plan view of a device embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof..

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the resent invention embodies an elonate and relatively wide runner and fit card 5 provided with a sheet'metal runreferably made from cold rolled steel. .L ve rear end of the runner 6 is upturned as at 7 into flat engagement with the rear end of the runner 5 and secured at this point to the latter by means of a fiat head wood screw. 8, the forward ortion of the shoe 6 being attached to the ottom of the runner 5 by means of a similar wood screw 8. The runner 6 is provided with a forwardly and upwardly curved. forward end portion 9, that projects forwardly beyond the forward end of the runner 5 and is disposed in Contact with the adjacent portion of a handle bar supporting standard orv front piece generally indicated at 10, the extreme free forward end of the runner being provided with lateral portions which are bent around the members of the standard 10 as indicated at 11, and being secured to said members of the standard 10 by means of screws 12.

The handle bar supporting standard or front piece 10 is formed from a single piece of wrought iron pipe of sulicient length that is centrally return bent to provide a pair of substantially parallel members of forwardly and upwardly and then rearwardly curved form, saidmembers being spaced apart at the point of bend and at the upper end of the standard to rovide a socketl in which'may be positioned the looped depending central portion of the handle bar 13a. The free lower end portions of the standard members are snugly fitted into longitudinal sockets 13 that are drilled into the forward endv of the runner 5 and these ends of the members of the standard 10 are held in place and kept from turning by means of a transverse pin that is driven transverely through the runner 5 and through aligned openings in the members of the standard 10.

The handle bar is formed from a single piece of round coldrolled steel of proper length so as to embody longitudinal spaced rearwardly projecting end portions 15 upon the extreme free ends of which are secured suitable hand grips 16. A transverse carringe bolt and nut as indicated at 1'? passes through the standard 10 and the looped central portion 13a of the handle bar for pivotally connecting the latter to the upper end of the standard` and permitting ada justment of the handle bar in an obvious man-ner and for a well known purpose, this feature being common invelocipede constructions.

Secured upon the upper surface of the runner 5 is a footpad 18 .preferably of rubber or other suitable material. This pad 18 may be attached in place by means of brads or the like and furnishes means for preventing slipping of the ridere feet when the device is in use'.`

The manner in which the present devwe f Ltoaaaa is employed is substantially that practiced with regard to the above mentioned two wheeled scooters, i. e., the operator places one foot upon the runner 5 while occupying a standing position and while grasping the hand grips 16 of the handle bar, the other foot of the rider or user being employedfor propulsion purposes. In other words, the device is prope led over the ice or snow by the action of the riders other foot upon the same. Obviously, by tilting the handle bar, the device may be adapted for use by taller persons.

From the foregoing description, it isl believed that the vconstruction and operation as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

What We claim as new is:

A snow or ice scooter adapted to he propelled by the action of one foot of the riderL upon the snow or ice and including a runnerlike foot board u on. which the rider is adapted to place his other foot while occupyin a standing position, a metallic-shoe attac ed to the under side of said foot board, a forwardly and upwardly extending standard rigid with the forward end of the foot board, a handle bar carried by the upper end of said standard adapted to be grasped at its ends by the hands of the rider while assuming said standingposition, said shoe eX- tending forwardly and upwardly from. the forward end of the runner and in contact with the standard, means for securing the upper free end of said forwardly projectin end portion of the shoe to said standard, sai standard comprising a single piece of metal centrally return bent to provide a pair of substantially parallel members, said runner having longitudinal sockets opening throu h the forward end thereof and into which t e free lower ends of the standard members are fitted and secured, the bend of the piece of, metal forming the .standard providing a socket at the upper end of the standard and a bolt passing through the upper .end of the standard for pivotally connecting the handle bar thereto.

.In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures. c

JACOB KIEFT.` PERCY R. TATROE. 

